Complaint Intake

All data is current as of January 1, 2018.

* On September 15, 2017 the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) took over the responsibility of receiving and registering all complaints filed against members of the Chicago Police Department from the Independent Police Review Authority (IPRA). Thus, the information below includes data collected while IPRA had the investigatory jurisdiction to receive such complaints.

Complaints made against CPD members

All Complaints, 2011 – Present

All Complaints, Yearly Comparison

Notifications received from CPD

In addition to receiving complaints of police misconduct, COPA receives notifications from CPD when the following events occur:

Firearm discharges

Taser discharges

Incidents in lock-up

Motor vehicle involved deaths

All Notifications, 2011 – Present

All Notifications, Yearly Comparison

Investigations Opened

Not all complaints fall within COPA's investigative jurisdiction. COPA will investigate cases with allegations of:

Excessive force

Domestic violence

Coercion

Verbal abuse

Search and seizure

Unlawful denial of counsel

All other complaints are investigated by CPD's Bureau of Internal Affairs (BIA).